viscous

Example Sentences

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These results indicate that many volcanoes containing viscous magma may vent gas more effectively than previously assumed.

From Science Daily

Since the island has no residents or structures, there was little chance of damage from the thick, viscous lava flows in an eruption.

From Seattle Times

Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila.

From Los Angeles Times

Tapping the ubiquitous Aleppo pines for their resin, the viscous, sticky substance the trees use to protect themselves from insects and disease, provided a key source of income for hundreds of families.

From Seattle Times

The agrodolce marinade is made by boiling vinegar with sugar until it gets just slightly viscous, and then, with the heat off, adding the slivered garlic and chile flakes.

From New York Times